16-03-2018, 09:22 AM
Simon
Be carefull with the projection of the bearings at the front. You can easily pop the bearing lip off.
Having been brought up with Austin 7 engines being rebuilt on the kitchen table, and had a fair few built by others in pieces on my own, I would suggest that you have nothing to worry about overly.
I have noticed the ball and roller set up at the front is liable with very little running to give what most normal engine rebuilders would consider far too much end float, and the very nature of the bearings mean that the back of the crank wobbles round a good bit with no bearing in.
If you have no end float its a good un!.
Be carefull with the projection of the bearings at the front. You can easily pop the bearing lip off.
Having been brought up with Austin 7 engines being rebuilt on the kitchen table, and had a fair few built by others in pieces on my own, I would suggest that you have nothing to worry about overly.
I have noticed the ball and roller set up at the front is liable with very little running to give what most normal engine rebuilders would consider far too much end float, and the very nature of the bearings mean that the back of the crank wobbles round a good bit with no bearing in.
If you have no end float its a good un!.